electricista

electrician

noun eh-lehk-tree-SEES-tah Rare

Usage Note

Electricista is a common-gender noun: el electricista (male) / la electricista (female), following the pattern of other trade nouns ending in -ista (periodista, taxista). It does not change its ending to mark gender; only the article shifts.

Examples

"Llamamos a un electricista para arreglar el enchufe."

Natural Translation

We called an electrician to fix the socket.

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